Norfolk birding (14 Viewers)

[Archie Opteryx]

Drake Common Scoter very comfortable off GY South Denes for last couple of days. A little unseasonal.

 

[Penny Clarke]

Fabulous views of the Wryneck at Holme this evening – took a while to show though!:t:

 

[stuarta21]

Hi does anyone have any useful information regarding the Dotterel at Choseley Drying Barns,do they stick to the same approximate area or are they really mobile?

Thanks in advance :t:

 

[Penny Clarke]

Hi does anyone have any useful information regarding the Dotterel at Choseley Drying Barns,do they stick to the same approximate area or are they really mobile?

Thanks in advance :t:

Park up along Chalk Pit Lane at the pull in area next to track that runs to Choseley Barns. View in field opposite the track (with sea/coast on horizon) and they are usually in that field, a fair way out, but good scope views. Get there early morning for better views, before the sun becomes too glaring.

 

[RyanI]

Drake Common Scoter very comfortable off GY South Denes for last couple of days. A little unseasonal.

Its been hanging around there for about 5 weeks now

 

[Paul Eele]

Titchwell May 13th

Today's highlights

Little gull - 3 1st summers on fresh marsh
Common sandpiper - 2 on fresh marsh
Little ringed plover - 3 on drained grazing meadow pool
Red crested pochard - 6 on Patsy's reedbed
Bittern - booming male in reedbed
Scaup - drake on fresh marsh but elusive
Wigeon - drake on fresh marsh
Spotted redshank - 1 on fresh marsh
Med gull - 1st summer over fresh marsh
Spoonbill - 1 east
Red kite - 1 west over carpark early afternoon

Paul

 

[Paul Eele]

Titchwell May 14th

Today's highlights

Bittern - 1 in flight over reedbed
Little stint - 1 on fresh marsh
Grasshopper warbler - 1 reeling by main path
Little gull - 1 on fresh marsh
Spoonbill - 1 east this morning
Common sandpiper - 1 on fresh marsh
Red crested pochard - 4 on Patsy's reedbed
Little ringed plover - 2 on fresh marsh

Paul

 

[gordon hamlett]

Weeting Heath today

Firecrest and spot Fly by entrance to west hide

7 adult Stone Curlews

Woodlarks

Greenland Wheatear

Cuckoo

Little Egret through

Stoat

Pair Nuthatches nesting above feeders at woodland hide


East Wretham

Very cold this pm - no sign of any redstarts

Gordon

 

[Paul Eele]

Titchwell May 15th

Today's highlights

Temminck's stint - 2 on fresh marsh still although elusive at times
Red crested pochard - 2 on Patsy's reedbed
Little gull - 4 on fresh marsh
Little ringed plover - 3 on fresh marsh
Short eared owl - 1 hunting over saltmarsh (2 on Wednesday evening)
Spoonbill - 1 west
Common sandpiper - 4 on fresh marsh
Spotted redshank - 1 on fresh marsh
Grasshopper warbler - 1 reeling on grazing meadow
Red kite - 1 west

Paul

 

[Archie Opteryx]

Its been hanging around there for about 5 weeks now

Hadn't seen it for a while so didn't realise it was the same bird. This is probably it in January getting arsey with a Gull. Like you do.

 

[stuarta21]

Lynford Arboretum

Morning all.

Short visit to the Arboretum this morning produced a spotted flycatcher (in the trees near the volunteers hut) and 2 firecrest, in the conifers down the track just before the toilet.

Best wishes,

Stuart

 

[oncebittern86]

Raptor persecution debate Ticket for sale

Hi all

I have a ticket for tonights 'tooth and claw' raptor persecution debate at Norwich cathedral. Unfortuately I cannot attend so I'm looking to sell the ticket for face value - £10.00 if anybody is interested?

I live in North Norwich and I'm happy to meet anybody if they want it.

Joe

 

[Tim P]

Missing Ducks and a mute swan.

And probably a few other records if anyone can assist with records from my local patch I would be obliged.

https://hethersettbirdingblog.wordpress.com/the-birds-of-hethersett-under-construction/

 

[Tim P]

Missing Ducks and a mute swan.

And probably a few other records if anyone can assist with records from my local patch I would be obliged.

https://hethersettbirdingblog.wordpress.com/the-birds-of-hethersett-under-construction/

Many thanks for the additional records and words of encouragement from a happy patchbirder with sights now set slightly higher than they were at the beginning of the year. :t:

 

[postcardcv]

I got an invite to visit a friend who told me that they have barn owls in the field behind them and that they come into the garden... they weren't joking!

 

[Paul Eele]

Titchwell May 18th

Today's highlights

Little gull - 5 1st summer on fresh marsh
Hobby - 1 west
Common sandpiper - 2 on fresh marsh
Red crested pochard - 6 on Patsy's reedbed
Bittern - male booming still
Spoonbill - immature on fresh marsh this morning
Short eared owl - 1 still hunting over the grazing meadow
Montagu's harrier - male west along the beach then headed inland mid afternoon

Paul

 

[Paul Eele]

Titchwell May 19th

Today's highlights

Little gull - 5 1st summer on fresh marsh
Spoonbill - 1 on fresh marsh this morning
Med gull - 1 west this morning
Wigeon - drake on fresh marsh
Great white egret - 1 east @ 13:50 and appeared to drop into the reedbed but no further sign this afternoon
Little ringed plover - 2 on fresh marsh

Paul

 

[PYRTLE]

The Serpentine, just East of the East Bank is providing some goodly waders....new in this morning was a red-necked phalarope, seen as a dot earlier on Watling Water, which was supported by the Pectoral Sandpiper, Little Stint and Curlew Sandpiper.
Just been updated that there are now 2 Pecs and 2 Curlew Sands but stints have moved on.

 

[Paul Eele]

Titchwell May 20th

Today's highlights

Little gull - 5 1st summers on fresh marsh
Red necked phalarope - 1 pon fresh marsh all day
Curlew sand - 1 on fresh marsh briefly this morning
Red crested pochard - 7 on Patsy's reedbed
Common sandpiper - 3 on fresh marsh
Treecreeper - 1 in trees by visitor centre
Grasshopper warbler - male reeling on grazing meadow
Short eared owl - 1 hunting over grazing meadow
Barn owl - 1 over East Trail
Hobby - 2 west
Pink footed goose - 1 with greylag flock

Paul

 

[Paul Eele]

Titchwell May 21st

Today's highlights

Spotted redshank - 1 on fresh marsh
Red crested pochard - 5 on Patsy's reedbed
Little gull - 7 1st summer birds on fresh marsh
Short eared owl - 1 still present
Med gull - 2 adults high west over visitor centre
Hobby - 2 hunting hirundines over reserve

Paul